Telegram-herald., 1887-09-20
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PECULIAR WAITING cHArn
In ths smaller clambsr, whsn IL became
hs study. sroo4 Nj. 5scessou' srr.liax char.
~liCa ~as naes 70 AIT hls oeculiar needs.
the e6air llss.f was higa baked. VEL
rounisd ard -ilsacnsd aad Ia fsoat of Il
extended q cushioasd platform. on which Mr.
Jsffsrson l1na1 svsry pleasant 10 sfrstch as
less. beng sometimes troubled wilh s~eilinzs
Of fas smaller veins . thess limbs Tue
writing rlels uas 80 made that i. ccad b
drarn up oFsr tfis platform. le-s and all. and
plsa-l down NasA Sc vas 30. Ia use. The
top oi tLs table taFned On = tivot. on enc
SIC at - we're l.s wri.sag materials. aad on
tas other stis was the little apparatus by
Sl.ea hs maize copi-s * al hl. letters. By
hs sds vas another revolving tab'., on
waira ais Books % rsfsrepcs lay OF we're he'd
opsa 40 proper anglsN Near him also stood
a nslr OF arg globes and Il 10 wished 20
scgay auvta.ng outside os this world. he had
IA tns room tnp long telescopes mounted on
brazs tripcas. Convenient. also. were "a
vie.ias one a Cremona and tho other the bass
vlol saved from tls Shadwsll ars. Besides
tas book shelves AMI tas sore~hat simple
farn.sure of tao library there wera a number
of o.laly eonsnv-i h'tis closets. in which
were stored c.s mcititus nous manuscripts
Ta-re s . writing table nov II ths posses
s.0a of tas family. which was frequently
used ~ Nr. Jefferson, s,d whica 4 very
ingrnlcusiy conerivsd. Two oS - four le-s
So hollow. sn1 IA these run rods resting
upon springs by Which the table can bs
sasiiy elevated. ths other two legs bslnx also
exsea&s.s. Gus IN q different way. when
Ar Jsigerson wss tired os writing IN a si.-
tl-- position as couLl stand sp and raise this
tsbe 70 he dssired Asight When be vish-d
rc - it As reading stand the TOP could be
inclined a. any angie, ard q strip Of brass
va srouEhs into use - keep the books and
pan~rs from s,iding eff.
Opening frosn ths library vas isry- room
lnr.osed with glass. wtirh vas intended for a
conservasory. bet uss assd oy Nr jefferson
a. hs wor< room. TIERS b bad work
beach. With al sorts of carpenter tools, with
which hs constructed a gress many Of tho
krnsl ccnssniercss IA inventsd.-Frank r.
Stockton ia The Century